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Posting a bit late, but for the record, there was a Great Gray Owl on
Muskoka Regional Road 117 about halfway between Highway 11 and
Baysville on Wednesday, January 30/13. I noticed it while driving
toward Bracebridge and stopped to check, expecting a Barred Owl, but
I was surprised, when I got a clear view of it, to see that it was a
Great Gray. The exact location was at the access point to Stoneleigh
Road closest to Baysville; if approaching from Highway 11, there is a
total of four roads on the south side of 117 which are marked for
Stoneleigh Road. This is the last one of the four, and has 911
addresses marked on it as "1000-1517" (the first access closest to
Highway 11 also has these numbers on it, but that's not the place!).
The owl was perched on the utility wires on the north side of Rd 117.
Muskoka Road 117 runs east off Highway 11, approximately 5
kilometres north of the Taylor Road entrance to Bracebridge; look for
the exit for Baysville (my home town) and Dorset. I was thoroughly
PO'd that I didn't have my camera with me... :-(
John Thompson
Brampton, Ont.
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